estatwa

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• estatuwa
• istatuwa
• istatwa — superseded

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish estatua, from Latin statua.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔesˈtatwa/ [ʔɛsˈt̪at̪.wɐ]
• Rhymes: -atwa
• Syllabification: es‧tat‧wa

Noun

estatwa (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜐ᜔ᜆᜆ᜔ᜏ)

1. statue

   Synonym: rebulto

2. monument

   Synonyms: bantayog, monumento

Further reading

• “estatwa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018